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As first Tunisia and then Egypt shed long-time dictators, the Obama administration drew parallels between the Arab Spring and the fall of the Berlin Wall. "In terms of moments in time when important democratic and economic transitions begin this is a comparable moment," a senior White House aide declared on the sidelines of the May 2011 G8 Summit in Deauville, France.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly described US strategy as based on America's experience at the end of the Cold War. "We have a lot of experience around the world in helping countries that are moving to democracy, most recently after the fall of the Berlin Wall," she told the Egyptian foreign minister last September.
Annoyed with analysts who suggested that Islamists might hijack the uprisings, Obama directed his aides to discount parallels to Iran and focus instead on comparisons to Eastern European transitions, the "People Power" revolution in the Philippines and the growth of democracy in his boyhood home of Indonesia.
The optimism was infectious but, in hindsight, better analogies for the Arab Spring would be to the 1789 storming of the Bastille or the 1917 abdication of the Russian tsar. In both cases, what began as popular movements against autocracy ended in dictatorship even more violent and repressive.
The uprisings across the Middle East caught not only Arab leaders by surprise, but also the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda. Washington was caught equally flatfooted. Just days before protests erupted in Egypt, the Presidential Daily Brief—the CIA's daily report for the president—reportedly advised Obama that Tunisia's unrest would not spread. What began as a protest for economic opportunity and rule-of-law quickly morphed into something else. Young protestors interviewed in Cairo's Tahrir Square may have been sincere in their demands for democracy, but it was the Muslim Brotherhood who filled the vacuum. In the name of organization, the Brotherhood sent muscle to control access to the podium. Only those whose speeches the Brotherhood approved beforehand could speak.
The Islamist putsch continues. It is clear to everyone outside the White House spin room that the latest violence in the Middle East had less to do with a risible film produced by a California bigot, and more to do with domestic politics. "People don't go to demonstrate and carry RPGs and automatic weapons," Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) quipped. Nor, for that matter, do most Muslims carry Al Qaeda flags in their back pocket, on the office chance they can raise it on an embassy flagpole. When it comes to White House denials of Al Qaeda involvement, Americans now find themselves in a once unimaginable position where the Libyan government tells the truth while American leaders lie.
In effect, last week's violence was equivalent to Maximilien de Robespierre unleashing of the Reign of Terror in the chaos following the French Revolution, or the Bolsheviks purging the Mensheviks during the Russian Revolution. While Americans remember the November 1979 Iranian seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the context of Ayatollah Khomeini's hatred of America, that episode had as much to do with revolutionary radicals creating a pretext to purge competition and seize power as it did with anti-Americanism. Iranians still suffer the consequence of failure in their democratic moment. It is now clear that democracy will also evade the Arab world perhaps for decades to come.
With an opportunity lost and a centuries-long record of failure, it is fair to ask whether democracy is even possible in the region. In the years before the Arab Spring uprising, Egyptian-American sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim described the autocrats and theocrats in the Middle East as mirror images of each other. While autocrats had ministries, military, and media to promote their control, the theocrats relied on the mosque to recruit and communicate. Both poles used fear of the other to recruit allies and cultivate supporters. Both had one thing in common: They could tolerate neither accountability nor democracy. When liberals and democrats emerged, they became public enemy number one to both the security services and Islamists.
Political scientists have long struggled to define democracy. Stanford University's Larry Diamond identifies four pillars to democracy: Choosing and replacing government through free and fair elections; active public participation; protection of the human rights; and equality of all citizens under the law.
The late Harvard political scientist Samuel Huntington suggested that countries could only be considered democracies when they had had two consecutive, peaceful changes of government via free elections. Huntington's approach disqualifies those like Hamas or the Muslim Brotherhood who accept the efficacy of the ballot box only so long as it works in their favor. It was this concept that Edward Djerejian, an assistant secretary of State, enunciated when, on June 2, 1992, he enunciated for the first time the American position toward Islamist parties. "While we believe in the principle of 'one person, one vote,'" he said, but "We do not support 'one person, one vote, one time.'"
Under Saddam Hussein's tyranny, one-in-six Iraqis voted with their feet and fled the country. When they settled in Europe and the United States, they had little difficulty accepting democracy. Their experience suggests that the problem remains less cultural inhibition to democracy, but rather a lack of rule-of-law.
Alas, rather than take a no-nonsense approach to democracy, it is now the politically correct embrace of cultural equivalence and the associated willingness of diplomats to kowtow to Islamists which poisons the democratic well. In a 1996 essay, Princeton historian Bernard Lewis described how Islamists "claim that Islam itself is the only authentic democracy." "This statement is perfectly true," he quipped, but only if one accepts the Islamists' own definition of the term, something which would be unrecognizable to most democrats.
Alas, this is what American diplomats also do. When the Justice and Development Party (AKP), a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate, won elections in Turkey, American diplomats rationalized their victory as little cause for concern. Daniel Fried, assistant secretary of state for European affairs, described the AKP as "a kind of Muslim version of a Christian Democratic party," while Secretary of State Colin Powell praised Turkey as a "Muslim democracy."
Today, the AKP imprisons more journalists than Russia and China, bans its opponents from parliament, and declares its goal to raise a religious generation in Turkey. To modify democracy with words like Islamic, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, socialist, or anything else simply diminishes the standard of democracy. This is a lesson Iranian know well. Studying in Iran in 1996, one of my tutors explained that she had joined the Islamic Revolution because Khomeini promised an "Islamic democracy." "By the time I realized we got neither, but just another dictatorship," she explained, "it was too late."
Obama's desire to work through allies—"lead from behind" as one aide put it—has put another nail in the coffin of the democratic hope. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey might have been willing intermediaries, but each of those countries had at the core of their agenda Islamist empowerment. It no coincidence that in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia, the most extreme factions now carry not only the biggest guns, but also the largest purse.
Last February, I sat down in Kuwait City with a local professor to discuss the Arab Spring. "It's understandable the Muslim Brotherhood won," he said, explaining that after years in opposition they could promise constituents the world. Absent power, they need not worry about accountability. "The tragedy for democracy would be," he continued, "if once in power American would not allow them to fail." Alas, by compromising the pillars of democracy, tossing accountability out the window and treating American aid as an entitlement for hostile regimes, Obama is now doing just that.


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About a decade ago, people knew only one way of getting their teeth whitened- that was through dental in-office whitening. It was a wearisome procedure but slowly when people started showing a compulsive concern of having a whiter set of teeth, the impulsion goaded a number of different bleaching formulas and teeth whitening kits started flooding the every day market.
Nowadays, dental in-office teeth whitening aren't the only option. Numerous home teeth whitening kits are now dominating the market with unprecedented rate, as they are more beneficial products of teeth whitening treatments. Home teeth whitening system uses different teeth whitening kits like whitening strips, teeth whitening trays with whitening gels, and brush-on whitening.
Some of the basic home teeth whitening tip or methods of teeth whitening, used by people around the world are as follows:
1. Application of a paste of lemon juice and salt in the yellowish tint of the teeth is a wonderful way of eradicating that dull color of the teeth.
2. Rubbing the inner white part of an orange peel in the discolored teeth gives a lovely white shine.
3. Regular use of paste of bi-carbonate of soda with water removes the surface stain from the teeth.
4. Dried and powdered Bay leaves combined with dried orange peel also acts as an excellent whitener.
All these home teeth whitening methods when done regularly can give an excellent result.
Nowadays, people lack patience and time and so they frequent the chemist's shop to purchase teeth whitening kits. These kits include whitening strips, whitening sprays, brush-on gels and whitening toothpastes. But before using such teeth whitening kits, one should follow certain guidelines to get a perfecta teeth whitening. He should use oxygenating toothpaste to brush the teeth because it contains substances that strengthen gums and prevent sensitivity from occurring in the teeth. Before purchasing teeth whitening kits containing bleaching gel, one should confirm that the formula has 21 percent concentration and is carbamide peroxide based. After using Home teeth whitening kits, one should rinse their mouth with an oxygenating oral wash to get that perfecta teeth whitening.

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Bellevue, Wash. — Apr. 10, 2013
Delivering on its Un-carrier promise to change how wireless is done in America, T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced it will supplement its amazing iPhone 5 upfront pricing with a special trade-in offer when the revolutionary smartphone arrives in T-Mobile stores this Friday, April 12.
"Our message to iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 customers is simple: bring in your device and trade up to iPhone 5 on T-Mobile," said Mike Sievert, chief marketing officer for T-Mobile. "We're making it incredibly attractive to buy an iPhone 5 by pairing an un-beatable upfront price and trade-in offer with Simple Choice, the most hassle-free and affordable rate plan in wireless."
The special trade-in offer, which lasts through Father's Day on June 16, enables well-qualified customers who bring in their iPhone 4S or iPhone 4 to get iPhone 5 for $0 down plus monthly payments1, with a no annual service contract Simple Choice Plan from T-Mobile. Depending on the trade-in value of their device, customers will also receive a credit of up to $120, which can be used toward monthly payments, an existing T-Mobile bill, or the purchase of accessories or another device.
Through its Simple Choice Plan, T-Mobile is the only major U.S. wireless company offering iPhone 5 with no annual service contract plus unlimited talk, text and Web on a screaming-fast nationwide 4G network.
With T-Mobile, iPhone 5 customers will enjoy an outstanding 4G wireless experience, seamlessly connecting to both T-Mobile's existing 4G and growing 4G LTE networks. T-Mobile recently announced 4G LTE service in seven major metropolitan areas, including Baltimore; Houston; Kansas City; Las Vegas; Phoenix; San Jose, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. T-Mobile's 4G LTE network is expected to reach 100 million people by midyear and 200 million nationwide by the end of 2013. The company's 4G HSPA+ network reaches 225 million people in 229 metropolitan areas.
Simple Choice
T-Mobile offers iPhone 5 customers one of the simplest and most competitive consumer rate plans in wireless. Rather than providing a dizzying number of consumer rate plans, T-Mobile has just one: Simple Choice.
T-Mobile's Simple Choice Plan starts with a base rate of $50 per month for unlimited talk, text and Web with 500MB of up to 4G speed data. Consumers can add 2GB of up to 4G speed data for $10 per month per line or get unlimited 4G data for an additional $20 per month per line. Customers can add a second phone line for $30 per month, and each additional line is just $10 per month. There are no caps and no overages.
Pricing & Availability
iPhone 5 will be available nationwide on Friday, April 12 beginning at 9 a.m. at all T-Mobile company-owned retail stores, as well as online at http://www.T-Mobile.com. iPhone 5 will be available for well-qualified customers with T-Mobile's Simple Choice Plan for $99.99 down and $20 per month for 24 months. 0% APR O.A.C.
1Financing is available on approval of credit online and in participating locations. Device loan balance due on rate plan cancellation. Not available in the District of Columbia. iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 will be available in select markets.
About T-Mobile USA:
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCQX: DTEGY). By the end of the first quarter of 2013, approximately 34 million mobile customers were served by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM, HSPA+ and LTE. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.
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At a time when everyone's dollar is stretched as far as it will go, wouldn't it be great to realize that that old bureau you inherited from a grandparent could actually wipe you clear of debt? Or something that's been taking up space in your kitchen cabinet could actually pay for college for your kids? That's the sentiment behind the new FOX series "Buried Treasure," which premieres tonight with the first of four episodes.
Leading the charge to finding the treasure in people's homes are identical twin brothers Leigh and Leslie Keno, who are self-proclaimed modern day treasure hunters and have helped people sell over $1 billion in collectibles. Coming from a family that's business was antiques, the Keno brothers, who are best known for appearing as appraisers on the popular PBS series, "Antique Roadshow," will not only be helping people find hidden gems in their homes but viewers will also hear the personal stories of the participants, some of which are sure to pull at a heartstring or two.
Our Jim Halterman chatted with the Kenos as they drove along the California coast on their way to attend last weekend's Pebble Beach Concourse d'Elegance, the annual automotive charitable event where Leigh serves as a judge. The brothers talked about shaping the show, the great emotional stories that unfold every week and since they are twins who work together in a very competitive and lucrative field, just how competitive they are with each other.
Jim Halterman: What is the genesis of 'Buried Treasure' and your involvement in it?
Leslie Keno: Tim Miller is one of the producers with Leigh and I and we have been talking about this show for about three years and the idea of doing a television show about treasure hunting. We actually have been approached by several networks but we wanted to make sure to find the right fit and we feel very honored and privileged to be with the FOX network. They're such an incredible network and with such a wide reach so we're happy to be with such a great team.
Jim: There seems to be a bit of destiny in the two of you being in this line of work since your parents were in the antique business, right?
Leigh Keno: Leslie and I grew up in the business so we were going to antique shows, flea markets and treasure hunts since we were inside of our Mom - before we were born - and when we were 12 we had our business and we paid for college with the money from that business. Everything that we've done before this kind of led itself to this point. This is our everyday life. It's a true reality show because we are treasure hunters. We get up every day and look for whatever treasures are out there. We'll jump on a plane, get in a boat, whatever it is to go get treasures. It's everyday life for us.
Jim: Do you think the art of appraising is something that people can learn or is there a natural knack you have to have?
Leslie: Not a day goes by where we don't work so we are learning all the time and we hope to share with others and maybe teach others what we have learned and share the stories of these owners and their objects. A lot of this is about the stories being uncovered during the process and meeting the family, seeing the objects and we do hope to share with others how to evaluate a piece based on quality, rarity, condition... it's a teaching show with a lot of history and, at the same time, Leigh and I are just having a blast and we're learning something every day.
Jim: Were you guys expecting that emotional component when you started filming? From what I saw of the show so far, I was ready to run for the tissues!
Leigh: The most exciting part of the show is that the emotional aspect of whether or not the owners decide to take the cash or go the auction route and there's a lot of drama. The whole show is like a roller coaster ride.
Leslie: When we're there with an owner and they're in some dire circumstance and they're looking up to us for us to basically rescue them... I mean, we're looking in their eyes so this is a very powerful experience. We do get emotional and this is real and it's not scripted TV. It's really about changing a life situation so there's nothing better than that for us. It's a very rewarding show for us. When you feel that you've really helped change someone's life or have helped them out of a bad situation, what's better than that?
Jim: Besides perhaps teaching viewers a thing or two about appraising their own items, the relatability element of the show is huge. You guys really do go everywhere in the country, don't you?
Leigh: This show is perfect timing for America especially in these economic times that we're in. You never know where we're going to be next. We could be in Georgia or in the middle of a high-rise in New York City. There's such a range of demographics on the show and there are also people of all ages. You're hoping to change people's lives.
Leslie: That and the sale of that item could be someone's future education and college and change the stability of the whole family. You might find that that Chinese six-figure bowl is going to be their future college tuition. It's very touching.
Jim: Since you guys are brothers, is there competitiveness with the two of you or is it a very equal partnership?
Leigh: There's no question. I cannot remember a time when I've met a pair of twins who weren't competitive in some way. I think it's just the way our genes are set up in the gene pool. I don't know what all the reasons are but the answer is yes, sure we are.
Leslie: Sometimes we'll have fun and see who can find the best piece in a house and we'll have a game like that. But that went all the way back to school. If one us got an A and the other got an A+, you know what, that A just didn't cut it!
"Buried Treasure" premieres tonight at 8:00/7:00c on FOX.


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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) - Police say five people are dead in a shooting at an apartment complex south of Seattle, including a suspect who was shot by officers responding to the chaotic scene.
Federal Way police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock says officers responded to a 9:30 p.m. emergency call in Federal Way of shots being fired.
Arriving police spotted two injured men on the ground in a parking lot and one of them reached for a gun as the officers moved in to assist them.
Schrock says officers then opened fire. The man was killed but it wasn't immediately clear if it was from police gunfire.
The other man one the ground and another man in the parking lot were found dead.
In a search of the complex, police found yet another man dead in one apartment and a slain woman in another.
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by Paul Guerra
Cyclocross Magazine got its first look at the new Cedric Gracia cyclocross tire at QBP's FrostBike 2011 Expo, but now we've got a pair in hand for testing. Here's our first detailed look at the new cyclocross clincher from Panaracer.
The newest member of the Panaracer cyclocross tire lineup is the Cedric Gracia CX or CGCX. The CGCX tire is a slimmed down version of the CGXC 26er and 29er tires designed by the famous French downhill mountain bike racer of the same name and has an similar but miniaturized version of the tread pattern featured on those larger, wider tires.
Panasonic manufactures these tires in Japan, a rarity in a day when many tires are made in China or Thailand, and even Shimano, the paragon of Japanese manufacturing, makes many of its components in less expensive Malaysia. The CG CX has a folding aramid bead and 126 TPI carcass, resulting in a claimed weight of 300 grams. The two tires Cyclocross Magazine received for review test weighed in at 293 and 289 grams. When being mounted, the foldable bead easily slipped on a 19mm wide Mavic Open Pro rim without tools. When pumped up to a common race pressure of 32 psi, the tire, on that same Mavic rim measured in at a svelte 29 mm. As is typical of most cyclocross clinchers, this measured width is significantly narrower than the listed 32c width, but it's also lighter than advertised.
Two exclusive Panasonic features are the Combo Compound of the ZSG (Zero Slip Grip) rubber, designed to provide traction and durability, and the Anti Snake Bite chamber. Panaracer's Jeff Zell says that the rubber of the CGCX features a 1mm harder layer of rubber to extend durability but not compromise ride quality. The Anti Snake Bite bead looks to us like any other bead, but Zell testifies that "it's made from a material that will not compress like a regular bead under load and therefore helps to prevent pinch flats." Stay tuned as we put that to the test.
The tread pattern is what Panasonic calls a "super fast rolling center tread combined with optimal rise side lugs." The center tread is nearly continuous and the side lugs are an assortment of square blocks and chamfered blocks. If you look carefully, the tread has a design that includes a "C" and "G" in its pattern, as tribute to its designer, famed downhiller Cedric Gracia. We're not sure how much cyclocross Gracia races, but if his friend and fellow gravity racer Brian Lopes' success at cyclocross is any indication, he'd probably be great at it too.
Stay tuned as we give these tires a full test in the true cyclocross conditions that Mother Nature has presented Northern California recently. Our full review will be in our Issue 12, in both print and digital. (Have you subscribed yet?)
Panaracer Cedric Gracia CXCG cyclocross clincher tire:
Weight: 291 grams (average)
Width: 29mm
TPI: 126 tpi
MSRP: Expected to be $48.99
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North Central hosts ACI's Summer Institute for Educators
Jul 01, 2014
North Central College hosted the Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) Summer Institute for Educators held June 27. North Central's Jan Fitzsimmons, executive director of Urban Education Laboratory, coordinated the event and several of the College's faculty presented sessions on various topics.
Mary McMahon, associate professor of mathematics and mathematics education coordinator, copresented a session titled "Lesson Study: A Mathematics Tool for Teacher Collaboration in the Midst of the Common Core Standards."
Sheryl Finkle, professor of education, presented "Content Rigor, Academic Language and the edTPA."
Mary Beth Ressler, assistant professor of education, and Alicia Wyche, visiting assistant professor of education, copresented "ELA [English Language Arts] Common Core Expectations: Informational Texts, Text Complexity and Vocabulary Demands"
Mary Jean Lynch, professor and chair of psychology, and John Zenchak, professor of biology, copresented "Inquiry as a Method for Addressing NGSS [Next Generation Science Standards] and the Framework for Science Education: Grades 5-8, 'Meltaway.'"
Julie Carballo, director of First Generation Programs and Teach First, presented "Working Effectively With Paraprofessionals in the Classroom."
Additional presenters were from North Park University, Dominican University, Lewis University, University of Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University and Aurora University. Also present was the executive director of Golden Apple, the head of schools for the Princeton International School of Mathematics and Sciences and the president of the Illinois State Teachers of the Year.
ACI's Summer Institute for Educators is a professional development experience for teachers throughout Illinois, with a special emphasis on serving those teaching in high-need schools and college students interested in pursuing a teaching career in high-need schools. Some 125 educators attended the event, which was sponsored by the ACI Center for Success, a network of 22 independent colleges and universities directed by Fitzsimmons.


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Bad Times with Bad Filters
A long time ago I wrote a blog post called Good Times with Bad Filters about how cheap UV protective filters are different from good ones. It was mostly in fun.
Today I've got a post about how cheap UV filters may hurt your lens. It's not in fun.
Here at Lensrentals we see lenses come back with scratched front elements every so often. Not a big deal, it happens. But since the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 Mk II lens came out we've seen a whole lot of them come back with scratched front elements. The weird thing was it was always in the center of the lens and often circular in pattern like the one below. (Ignore the dust, this front element had been taken out for replacement and sat on my desk for an hour before we took the picture.)
At first I thought maybe there was a problem with the new coating Canon was using, but it seemed a coating issue wouldn't occur just in the center.
It turns out that the combination of the slightly bulging front element of this lens and a 'less than best quality' thin or ultra-thin filter is the culprit. Let me make this point first, though: The vast majority of filters do NOT touch the front element of this lens. I went through a number of filters before I found one that did. But it can happen and that's worth knowing.
This 24-70 had a front element that was about to be replaced because of some scratches near one edge (which is why I didn't mind putting filter after filter on it to see if any caused a problem), but the center was absolutely clear.
I went through 8 filters with absolutely no issues. The 9th filter, though, seemed to come in contact with the front element. It's hard to be certain about that by just looking and feeling. So I dusted on the back side of the filter with a little carbon black. Notice I covered a fairly large area of the filter with it.
Then I put the filter on the lens, took it back off the lens, and took a picture of the front of the lens. Notice the circular pattern of the carbon,which is fairly clingy. Other than a few specs, it doesn't come off the filter except where there was glass-to-glass contact. This is a much smaller area than the large smear of carbon I put on the filter.
And when we blew the carbon off the lens, there were a couple of scratches that hadn't been there before.
This is a good demonstration about what MIGHT happen. I will add that I've put another dozen brand name filters (Heliopan, B&W, etc.) on this lens with absolutely no problem and no sign of glass-to-glass contact. It seems that you need the proper combination of a thin-line filter with glass close to the back of the filter, and a lens with a slightly bulging front element (this lens has one, but so do lots of others) to even worry about it. I would also think that wider front elements (this is 82mm) might allow more play or sag in the center making this more likely.
For those of you who can't wait to go post something about how the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 II has a problem, let me assure you that's not the case. I had to try a number of filters and the one that I used in the demonstration is a 'discount' filter that someone sent back to us in place of the name-brand filter we sent them. The other name-brand filters I tried were all fine.
I've also seen this 'center circular' scratch pattern on a few other lenses and we'll start watching for it now that we know what it is. But I don't have enough records to go back and figure out which of the numerous front element scratches we've seen were of this type.
My suggestion, though, is that you stay away from ultra-thin filters on these lenses, especially discount ultra-thin filters. If you look across the front of your lens from the side, you can get an idea how far up the center of the lens bulges. Then look at the back side of your filter and see how far the glass is from the bottom of the threads. If those two distances seem similar – well, be careful!
Roger Cicala
October, 2013
Author: Roger Cicala
I'm Roger and I am the founder of Lensrentals.com. Hailed as one of the optic nerds here, I enjoy shooting collimated light through 30X microscope objectives in my spare time. When I do take real pictures I like using something different: a Medium format, or Pentax K1, or a Sony RX1R.


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Hey! A Black Widow Spider Bit Me!
What's a Black Widow Spider?
The black widow spider is one of the few venomous spiders found in the United States (venom is a type of poison). It is part of the arachnid family, which includes not just spiders, but ticks, mites, and scorpions, too. Its body is about one-half inch long (smaller than a dime), and it has long legs. The black widow spider is shiny and black with a red-orange or yellow mark in the shape of an hourglass on its stomach.
Black widow spiders and their relatives can be found almost anywhere in the Western hemisphere of the world in damp and dark places. Their favorite places are woodpiles, tree stumps, trash piles, storage sheds, fruit and vegetable gardens, in stone walls, and under rocks.
If they come inside, they will go to dark places like corners of closets, garages, or behind furniture. They are shy by nature and bite only when trapped, sat on, or accidentally touched.
What a Bite Looks and Feels Like
A person who gets bitten by a black widow spider might not know it right away, since the bite can sometimes feel like a little pinprick. After 30 to 40 minutes, though, the area of the bite will swell and hurt a lot, and sometimes a person can get achy all over.
Other symptoms can include weakness, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and headache.
What You Should Do
If you ever think that you've been bitten by a black widow spider, tell an adult immediately. Black widow spider bites rarely kill people, but it's important to get medical attention as soon as you can because they can make you very sick.
With an adult's help, wash the bite well with soap and water. Then apply an ice pack to the bite, and try to elevate the area and keep it still to help prevent the spread of venom (poison).
If it's possible, have an adult catch and bring the spider to the doctor's office with you. Even though it's usually easy to identify black widows, you'll want to make sure that's the kind of spider that bit you. The spider can be killed first before you bring it with you; just be sure not to squish it so much that no one can tell what it is.
What a Doctor Will Do
Doctors treat people who have been bitten by black widow spiders with medications to help relax the muscles and reduce pain. They sometimes give antivenin, a medication that fights the venom in the spider's bite, if someone who has been bitten has underlying medical problems or doesn't get better from the other medications.
How to Avoid Getting Bitten
The best way to avoid getting bitten by black widow spiders is to be careful in areas where they like to spend time. Don't play around in rock piles or woodpiles. If you are working outside in the yard in big piles of logs or leaves, wear gloves.
Be sure to shake out blankets and clothing that have been stored in the attic or the basement, or if they have been in a closet but not used for a long time.
If you are cleaning behind furniture, look carefully behind it before reaching around. If you keep your shoes in a mudroom or garage, shake them out before putting them on.


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Bonjour à tous, Merci pour le partage d'expérience. Je suis nouveau et ne connait pas très bien les termes et le langage des fins informaticiens comme vous cependant j'ai un soucis comme d'autres d'imagine. J'ai téléchargé et installé limewire Pirate Edition via le lien de vosgpat. Cependant, il n'arrive pas à marcher, lorsque je lance les recherches ca marque en cours de connexion (malgré l'excellente connexion internet). A noter que je suis sous Windows 7 et que j'ai la version récente de Java (1. 6 si je me rappel). Avez vous une idée sur comment débloquer la situation? Je vous remercie. à bientôt. Bonne journée à tous! |
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Bonjour Vosgpatt, J'utilise AVG comme antivirus. J'ai déja utilisé le sticky dont tu parle pour installer limewire Pirate edition mais ca ne marche toujours pas. J'ai toujours le message . Que voulez vous dire par mauvais port?? Merci. à bientot |
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The Federal Aviation Administration's contract control tower at the Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor will close this spring as the FAA implements the budget sequestration.
On March 22, the FAA notified Pierce County, which operates the airport, that the tower is one of 149 contract towers that will close around the country. The FAA will begin a four-week phased closure of the towers on April 7. The date of the Tacoma Narrows Airport tower closure has not yet been announced.
"It is unfortunate that this valuable service will no longer be available to our customers," said Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy. "We had hoped for a different outcome. We will continue to provide information to the community about the closure as we receive it."
The FAA announced its proposal to close 189 contract towers in early March, and asked for information on whether closing any of the towers would adversely affect national interest.
"Pierce County submitted a letter to the FAA stating the importance of the Tacoma Narrows Airport contract control tower for both national security and economic development," said Deb Wallace, airport and ferry administrator for Pierce County Public Works and Utilities. "The airport has a diverse mix of military and civilian traffic, as it supports Joint Base Lewis-McChord's aviation units and their flight training requirements, and is home to business jets and recreational aircraft. The tower provides an additional layer of safety in keeping this traffic separated, and is able to do so more efficiently than individual pilots are able to do on their own."
Tacoma Narrows Airport will remain open after the FAA contract tower closes.
Instead of having tower controllers directing air traffic, pilots will use well-defined procedures applicable at all airports without an operating control tower. These standard procedures are already in use between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. at the Tacoma Narrows Airport, and 24 hours a day at Pierce County Airport-Thun Field, which is also operated by Pierce County and has never had a control tower.
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Michael Montgomery, 21, of Lodi, was arrested Sept. 25, 2013 on suspicion of fatally stabbing Jonathan Denver, 24, near Third and Harrison streets in San Francisco following a game between the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants at nearby AT&T Park.
He was released several days later, however, after Gascon said he needed more information from investigators before making a decision about filing charges.
On Friday Gascon said his office could not file charges because prosecutors could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Montgomery did not act in self defense.
Gascon said prosecutors have interviewed witnesses including members of both groups and independent bystanders, and reviewed evidence including videos and forensics. They determined that, while it is not clear how the argument started, the stabbing occurred during a confrontation between Denver, his brother and Montgomery.
Denver punched Montgomery and his brother hit Montgomery in the head with a collapsible aluminum chair, Gascon said.
"Both the victim and his brother substantially outweighed Mr. Montgomery by 50 and 100 pounds respectively," Gascon said in a statement. "Under these circumstances, Mr. Montgomery inflicted a single stab wound that tragically proved fatal."
Given that multiple sources confirm this account, Gascon said his office could not prove Montgomery was not acting in self defense, and was ethically obligated to drop the case.
Denver, a Fort Bragg plumber's apprentice who was wearing Dodgers clothing at the time of the stabbing and whose father was a security guard for the team, had been watching the game with his father, brother and two others the night of his death. He had left in the eighth inning to go to a bar.
Police Chief Greg Suhr said at the time of Montgomery's arrest that the confrontation that led to the stabbing appeared to have been related to the rivalry between the two teams.


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Caron v. United States
Opinion of the Court
Supreme Court of the United States
No. 97-6270
[June 22, 1998]
Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Under federal law, a person convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison may not possess any firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). If he has three violent felony convictions and violates the statute, he must receive an enhanced sentence. §924(e). A previous conviction is a predicate for neither the substantive offense nor the sentence enhancement if the offender has had his civil rights restored, unless such restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not possess firearms. §921(a)(20). This is the so-called unless clause we now must interpret. As the ellipses suggest, the statute is more complex, but the phrase as quoted presents the issue for our decision.
The parties, reflecting a similar division among various Courts of Appeals, disagree over the interpretation of the unless clause in the following circumstance. What if the State restoring the offenders rights forbids possession of some firearms, say pistols, but not others, say rifles? In one sense, he may not possess firearms under the unless clause because the ban on specified weapons is a ban on firearms. In another sense, he can possess firearms under the unless clause because the state ban is not absolute. Compare, e.g., United States v. Estrella, 104 F.3d 3, 8 (CA1) (adopting former reading), cert. denied, 521 U.S. ___ (1997) and United States v. Driscoll, 970 F.2d 1472, 1480-1481 (CA6 1992) (same), cert. denied, 506 U S. 1083 (1993), with United States v. Qualls, ___ F.3d ___, No. 95-50378, 1998 WL 149393, *2 (CA9, Apr. 2, 1998) (en banc) (intermediate position), and United States v. Shoemaker, 2 F.3d 53, 55-56 (CA4 1993) (same), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1047 (1994).
The Government contends the class of criminals who may not possess firearms includes those forbidden to have some guns but not others. On this reading, the restoration of rights is of no effect here, the previous offenses are chargeable, and petitioners sentence must be enhanced. On appeal, the Governments position prevailed in the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and we now affirm its judgment.
Petitioner Gerald Caron has an extensive criminal record, including felonies. In Massachusetts state court, he was convicted in 1958 of attempted breaking and entering at night and, in 1959 and 1963, of breaking and entering at night. In California state court, he was convicted in 1970 of assault with intent to commit murder and attempted murder.
In July 1993, petitioner walked into the home of Walter Miller, carrying a semiautomatic rifle. He threatened Miller, brandished the rifle in his face, and pointed it at his wife, his daughters, and his 3-year-old grandson. Police officers disarmed and arrested petitioner.
In September 1993, a federal agent called on petitioner at home to determine if he had other unlawful firearms. Petitioner said he had only flintlock or other antique weapons (not forbidden by law) and owned no conventional firearms. Federal law, the agent told him, forbade his possession of firearms and was not superseded by state law. In December 1993, agents executed a search warrant at petitioners house, seizing six rifles and shotguns and 6,823 rounds of ammunition.
A federal jury convicted petitioner of four counts of possessing a firearm or ammunition after having been convicted of a serious offense. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The District Court enhanced his sentence because he was at least a three-time violent felon, based on his one California and three Massachusetts convictions. See §924(e). Petitioner claimed the Court should not have counted his Massachusetts convictions because his civil rights had been restored by operation of Massachusetts law. Massachusetts law allowed petitioner to possess rifles or shotguns, as he had the necessary firearm permit and his felony convictions were more than five years old. Mass. Gen. Laws §§140:123, 140:129B, 140:129C (1996). The law forbade him to possess handguns outside his home or business. See §§140:121, 140:131, 269:10.
At first, the District Court rejected the claim that Massachusetts had restored petitioners civil rights. It held civil rights had to be restored by an offender-specific action rather than by operation of law. The First Circuit disagreed, vacating the sentence and remanding the case. United States v. Caron, 77 F.3d 1, 2, 6 (1996) (en banc). We denied certiorari. 518 U.S. 1027 (1996). On remand, the District Court, interpreting the unless clause of the federal statute, disregarded the Massachusetts convictions. It ruled Massachusetts law did not forbid petitioners possession of firearms because he could possess rifles. 941 F. Supp. 238, 251-254 (Mass. 1996). Though Massachusetts restricted petitioners right to carry a handgun, the District Court considered the restriction irrelevant because his case involved rifles and shotguns. See ibid. The First Circuit reversed, counting the convictions because petitioner remained subject to significant firearms restrictions. We granted certiorari. 522 U.S. ___ (1998).
A federal statute forbids possession of firearms by those convicted of serious offenses. An abbreviated version of the statute is as follows:
It shall be unlawful for any person
(1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
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to ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g).
Three-time violent felons who violate §922(g) face enhanced sentences of at least 15 years imprisonment. §924(e)(1). Violent felony is defined to include burglary and other crimes creating a serious risk of physical injury. §924(e)(2)(B)(ii). This term includes petitioners previous offenses discussed above.
Not all violent felony convictions, however, count for purposes of §922(g) or §924(e). Until 1986, federal law alone determined whether a state conviction counted, regardless of whether the State had expunged the conviction. Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc., 460 U.S. 103, 119-122 (1983). Congress modified this aspect of Dickerson by adopting the following language:
What constitutes a conviction of such a crime shall be determined in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the proceedings were held. Any conviction which has been expunged, or set aside or for which a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of this chapter, unless such pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms. §921(a)(20).
The first sentence and the first clause of the second sentence define convictions, pardons, expungements, and restorations of civil rights by reference to the law of the convicting jurisdiction. See Beecham v. United States, 511 U.S. 368, 371 (1994).
Aside from the unless clause, the parties agree Massachusetts law has restored petitioners civil rights. As for the unless clause, state law permits him to possess rifles and shotguns but forbids him to possess handguns outside his home or business. The question presented is whether the handgun restriction activates the unless clause, making the convictions count under federal law.
We note these preliminary points. First, Massachusetts restored petitioners civil rights by operation of law rather than by pardon or the like. This fact makes no difference. Nothing in the text of §921(a)(20) requires a case-by-case decision to restore civil rights to this particular offender. While the term pardon connotes a case-by-case determination, restoration of civil rights does not. Massachusetts has chosen a broad rule to govern this situation, and federal law gives effect to its rule. All Courts of Appeals to address the point agree. See Caron, 77 F.3d, at 2; McGrath v. United States, 60 F.3d 1005, 1008 (CA2 1995), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1121 (1996); United States v. Hall, 20 F.3d 1066, 1068-1069 (CA10 1994); United States v. Glaser, 14 F.3d 1213, 1218 (CA7 1994); United States v. Thomas, 991 F.2d 206, 212-213 (CA5), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1014 (1993); United States v. Dahms, 938 F.2d 131, 133-134 (CA9 1991); United States v. Essick, 935 F.2d 28, 30-31 (CA4 1991); United States v. Cassidy, 899 F.2d 543, 550, and n. 14 (CA6 1990).
Second, the District Court ruled, and petitioner urges here, that the unless clause allows an offender to possess what state law permits him to possess, and nothing more. Here, petitioners shotguns and rifles were permitted by state law, so, under their theory, the weapons would not be covered by the unless clause. While we do not dispute the common sense of this approach, the words of the statute do not permit it. The unless clause is activated if a restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not possess firearms. 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20). Either the restorations forbade possession of firearms and the convictions count for all purposes, or they did not and the convictions count not at all. The unless clause looks to the terms of the past restorations alone and does not refer to the weapons at issue in the present case. So if the Massachusetts convictions count for some purposes, they count for all and bar possession of all guns.
The phrase may not possess firearms, then, must be interpreted under either of what the parties call the two all-or-nothing approaches. Either it applies when the State forbids one or more types of firearms, as the Government contends; or it does not apply if state law permits one or more types of firearms, regardless of the one possessed in the particular case.
Under the Governments approach, a state
weapons limitation on an offender activates the uniform federal ban on
possessing any firearms at all. This is so even if the guns the offender
possessed were ones the State permitted him to have. The State has singled out
the offender
as more dangerous than law-abiding citizens, and federal law uses this
determination to impose its own broader stricture.
Although either reading creates incongruities, petitioners approach yields results contrary to a likely, and rational, congressional policy. If permission to possess one firearm entailed permission to possess all, then state permission to have a pistol would allow possession of an assault weapon as well. Under this view, if petitioner, in violation of state law, had possessed a handgun, the unless clause would still not apply because he could have possessed a rifle. Not only would this strange result be inconsistent with any conceivable federal policy, but it also would arise often enough to impair the working of the federal statute. Massachusetts, in this case, and some 15 other States choose to restore civil rights while restricting firearm rights in part. The permissive reading would make these partial restrictions a nullity under federal law, indeed in the egregious cases with the most dangerous weapons. Congress cannot have intended this bizarre result.
Under petitioners all-or-nothing argument, federal law would forbid only a subset of activities already criminal under state law. This limitation would contradict the intent of Congress. In Congress view, existing state laws provide less than positive assurance that the person in question no longer poses an unacceptable risk of dangerousness. Dickerson, 460 U.S., at 120. Congress meant to keep guns away from all offenders who, the Federal Government feared, might cause harm, even if those persons were not deemed dangerous by States. See id., at 119. If federal law is to provide the missing positive assurance, it must reach primary conduct not covered by state law. The need for this caution is borne out by petitioners rifle attack on the Miller family, in which petitioner used a gun permitted by state law. Any other result would reduce federal law to a sentence enhancement for some state-law violations, a result inconsistent with the congressional intent we recognized in Dickerson. Permission to possess one gun cannot mean permission to possess all.
Congress responded to our ruling in Dickerson by providing that the law of the State of conviction, not federal law, determines the restoration of civil rights as a rule. While state law is the source of law for restorations of other civil rights, however, it does not follow that state law also controls the unless clause. Under the Governments approach, with which we agree, the federal policy still governs the interpretation of the unless clause. We see nothing contradictory in this analysis. Restoration of the right to vote, the right to hold office, and the right to sit on a jury turns on so many complexities and nuances that state law is the most convenient source for definition. As to the possession of weapons, however, the Federal Government has an interest in a single, national, protective policy, broader than required by state law. Petitioners approach would undermine this protective purpose.
As a final matter, petitioner says his reading is required by the rule of lenity, but his argument is unavailing. The rule of lenity is not invoked by a grammatical possibility. It does not apply if the ambiguous reading relied on is an implausible reading of the congressional purpose. See United States v. Shabani, 513 U.S. 10, 17 (1994) (requiring use of traditional tools of statutory construction to resolve ambiguities before resorting to the rule of lenity). For the reasons we have explained, petitioners reading is not plausible enough to satisfy this condition.
In sum, Massachusetts treats petitioner as too dangerous to trust with handguns, though it accords this right to law-abiding citizens. Federal law uses this state finding of dangerousness in forbidding petitioner to have any guns. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is


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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups creamy peanut butter
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon corn syrup
4 large eggs
2 cups semisweet or dark chocolate chips
2 cups M&M's
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter cookie sheets.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Whisk in oats until combined.
In a VERY large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar, until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in vanilla, corn syrup and eggs, until well combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in flour-oat mixture until combined. Beat in chocolate chips and M&M's until well combined.
At this point, I chilled my dough, but I don't think it was necessary. I probably chilled it for 20 minutes in the freezer.
Measure out dough into equal, round balls, and place on prepared sheet pan, spacing fairly far apart (they spread quite a bit). Flatten balls using the palms of your hand, or the bottom of a drinking glass. Use 1/4 cup measure for big cookies. Bake at 350 degrees F, for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown and set. Cool for 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
Makes a ton of cookies.
Let's say 5 dozen


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Nationwide Surveys Reveal Disconnect Between Americans and their Food
Survey Findings Released During "The Food Dialogues" Indicate Americans Constantly Think About Food Production Yet Have Little Connection to Farming or Ranching; Respondents Split on Whether Agriculture is Improving or Heading in Wrong Direction
CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, findings of two national surveys about food and how it is grown and raised will be released during "The Food Dialogues," a town hall-style discussion presented by U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA). The surveys focused separately on the opinions, attitudes and questions consumers and farmers/ranchers have about the current and future state of how food is grown and raised in the U.S. Results reveal that lack of access to information, as well as no interest or passion for the topic, have divided consumer opinion on the direction of agriculture.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110922/LA73244)
"Americans have a lot of questions about where their food comes from, how it is raised and if it is good for their health long-term," said Bob Stallman, chairman of USFRA and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. "USFRA commissioned two separate surveys to first ask farmers and ranchers what they wished Americans could have more information about where their food comes from. We then asked consumers what questions they have on the same topic. The findings of both surveys indicate there is an opportunity for more dialogue between farmers, ranchers and the American public about how food is grown and raised in the U.S."
Results of both surveys will be shared and discussed during The Food Dialogues, which is taking place today in four U.S. cities and online via Facebook (http://apps.facebook.com/fooddialogues) and www.fooddialogues.com. Highlights of the research include:
- While nearly all Americans agree that food production is important to the success of the country, they are split over whether it is going in the right or wrong direction
- Consumers think about food production constantly, yet know very little about how food is brought to the dinner table
- Overwhelmingly, farmers and ranchers share the same values as consumers on issues related to environmental stewardship and animal care
Additional Consumer Survey Highlights
The purpose of the consumer survey was to ask Americans what additional information they want to learn more about related to how food is grown and raised in the U.S. The survey revealed that consumers have become disconnected from their food, yet think about the subject regularly. According to the survey findings:
- 72 percent of consumers know nothing or very little about farming or ranching
- 69 percent of consumers think about food production at least somewhat often
- 70 percent say purchase decisions are affected by how food is grown and raised, with three-quarters (72 percent) of Americans saying they think about this topic while purchasing groceries
- 42 percent or two-in-five Americans say the way that food is grown and raised has improved in the last 10 years, while a slightly smaller group say it has worsened (37 percent)
- Those who say the way that food is grown and raised has improved cite food safety (22 percent) and food quality (17 percent), whereas respondents who said the way food is grown and raised has worsened also cite food safety (21 percent) and food quality (21 percent)
- Of all the aspects of how food is grown and raised, Americans are most satisfied with the availability of healthy foods (73 percent) and food safety standards (66 percent)
- One in five consumers who say food production has worsened in the last 10 years cite environmental impact as the top area of demise
- 79 percent of consumers say producing healthy choices for all consumers is very important for farmers and ranchers to consider when planning farming and ranching practices
Consumers also were asked to identify the top five topics they want more information about; responses included:
- How chemicals are used in farming/ranching
- How pesticides are used in farming/ranching
- Food safety standards
- Effect of government regulations on farming/ranching
- How antibiotics are used and genetic engineering in crops
Additional Farmer/Rancher Survey Highlights
The goal of the farmer/rancher survey was to identify topics that farmers and ranchers wished Americans had more information about when it comes to food and how it is grown and raised in the U.S. According to the survey, farmers and ranchers said the top misconception they need to overcome as an industry is that a few "bad actors" are representative of the entire industry. Additionally, farmers and ranchers identified the effect of pesticides, antibiotics and fertilizers on food as the most important priorities they should address when communicating with consumers. Additional findings included:
- 86 percent of farmers/ranchers responded that the average consumer has little to no knowledge about modern farming/ranching
- 58 percent of respondents in this survey felt consumers have a completely inaccurate perception of farming and ranching
- Nearly all farmers and ranchers say that protecting the environment (99 percent) and practicing humane animal care (96 percent) are very or somewhat important goals or practices related to their business
- 80 percent of farmers/ranchers say that consumers have little to no knowledge about proper care of livestock or poultry
- 83 percent of farmers/ranchers responded that new ways of improving yields with fewer environmental inputs will have a major impact on farming/ranching in the future
When asked which top five topics were most important to educate consumers about, farmers and ranchers responded:
- The effect of pesticides, fertilizers and antibiotics on food
- Where food comes from in general
- Proper care of livestock and poultry
- Effect of government regulations on farming/ranching
- Economic value of agriculture
"We hope the results of the survey combined with today's Food Dialogues event will continue the conversation between farmers, ranchers and anyone who is interested in learning more about how food is grown and raised in the U.S.," added Stallman. "We want all Americans to join us to ask questions and regularly get information from farmers and ranchers who are growing and raising their food. We invite all to join the discussion online at www.fooddialogues.com."
For additional information on the surveys or The Food Dialogues event, visit www.fooddialogues.com.
About the Surveys
The 2011 USFRA Farmer/Rancher Survey was fielded by phone for USFRA by Ketchum Global Research Network and Braun Research between August 6-18, 2011, reaching 1,002 farmers and ranchers nationwide. The base sample has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percent.
The 2011 USFRA Consumer Survey was fielded by phone for USFRA by Ketchum Global Research Network and Braun Research between August 24-31, 2011, reaching 2,417 consumers nationwide. The base sample has a margin of error of +/- 2.0 percent.
About U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), established in 2010 and headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo., currently represents more than 50 of the top farmer- and rancher-led organizations and agricultural partners. The Alliance includes prominent agricultural groups at the national, regional and state levels that have collaborated to lead the dialogue about their commitment to continuous improvement and best production practices. For more information on the Alliance, affiliates and partners and the movement to lead the conversation with Americans about today's agriculture, visit www.fooddialogues.com; http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Farmers-Ranchers-Alliance/103189669746931 and http://twitter.com/USFRA.
This press release was wholly or partially funded by one or more Checkoff programs.
SOURCE U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance


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I have been volunteered by my boss to be the sysadmin for our production redhat server.
He asked me to tighten the security to avoid mishaps like rm -f *
that occured not long ago.
Right now, we have 53 users sudo-ing into the machine and it is an audit nightmare. I am wondering if it possible to allow user access only on specific days of the week.
For example, can I have user 'Joe' allowed to login on Tuesdays and Thursdays ONLY and 'Jane' only on Sundays? Can etc/sudoers
be customized to allow this?
Is there a better way instead of using sudoers?


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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Indonesia Seeks to Boost Arms Industry
The Indonesian military's shopping list in recent months has included Sukhoi fighter jets and Leopard main battle tanks, but what the country's defense officials are most excited about after years of belt-tightening is not the hardware.
Rather, it is the pledges that the armed forces have secured for the transfer of military technology. Officials hope to use this know-how to grow a domestic defense manufacturing industry at a time when the economy is booming.
Indonesia is already working with South Korea to jointly make jet fighters and 1,400-ton submarines. It hopes to produce C-705 anti-ship missiles with a range of 140km with Chinese help, and officials want to do more.
A more robust defense industry, Indonesian Armed Forces commander Agus Suhartono told a defence conference on Friday, will not only enhance the country's security and stability, but also improve public welfare.
"It will create new job opportunities," he said.
The country's major local armaments makers — arms and vehicle manufacturer Pindad, aircraft manufacturer Dirgantara and shipbuilder PAL Indonesia — also produce equipment for civilian use, but Adm. Suhartono said raising their export capability will help boost national income.
"Competition in the international defense market is fierce, and it is generally difficult to navigate for newcomers," he added, calling for greater cooperation between defense industries in the region.
Local manufacturers have had some successes. Earlier this month, Dirgantara delivered the fourth CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft to the Korean Coast Guard.
Indonesia has also been conscious of the need to allay concerns over its buildup, even though this year's defence budget of $7 billion — a 28 per cent increase from last year — is under 1 per cent of gross domestic product and pales in comparison to China's US$106 billion.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a former army general, said on Wednesday: "These growing defence expenditures should be seen in the context of normal process of military modernisation, and do not constitute an arms race."
China has been particularly supportive of Indonesia's efforts to revitalise its defence industry, but defence industry policy committee spokesman Silmy Karim said countries like South Korea and Turkey were keen to do more with Indonesia in this field.
Last December, Indonesia and South Korea signed a $1 billion deal for three submarines. Indonesians will be involved in building the first two in Busan, so as to be ready to build the third in Surabaya.
On a visit to Beijing last month, Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro sought assistance for monitoring equipment needed to navigate the archipelago's sea lanes, and visited defense, including missile production facilities.
Chinese ambassador to Indonesia Liu Jianchao has told reporters he understood that adequate military might was necessary to safeguard the sovereignty and integrity of Indonesia, and would also make the region more stable.
Parahyangan Catholic University international relations lecturer Mira Permatasari said: "Vested interests in developed countries seem reluctant to share know-how, but countries in the region appear to be more supportive."
Defense ties, however, continue to be strong all-round. Last November, the United States said it would supply Indonesia with 24 refurbished F-16 fighters. Australia will also grant Indonesia four C-130 Hercules aircraft for disaster relief needs.
But the defense build-up has not been without controversy at home.
Several MPs have been critical of recent and planned arms purchases, although observers say this is because these do not involve brokers who mark up prices and split the gains.
These include the purchase of six Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia last year, and the planned purchase of 100 second- hand Leopard main battle tanks from the Netherlands, and if Dutch lawmakers object, from Germany.
Others have said the army could have tapped on Pindad, which produces a range of material from assault rifles to armored personnel carriers (APCs).
But officials say getting such equipment off the shelf will shorten the learning curve and enable Pindad to do more in the long run.
Just this month, the Defence Ministry and army signed 1.3 trillion rupiah (S$178 million) worth of contracts with local makers, including for 31 Anoa APCs.
Purnomo said: "We want to produce as many weapons systems locally as is possible."
The Indonesian military's orders last year included:
Three submarines and 16 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainers from South Korea
Six Sukhoi fighter jets
Nine NC-295 medium transport planes from Spain
Eight Embraer Super Tucano counter-insurgency aircraft from Brazil
On its shopping list this year are:
Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks from the Netherlands and/or Germany
Multiple launch rocket systems 155mm Howitzers
Assault and transport helicopters
Armored personnel carriers
Fast patrol boats
Guided-missile destroyer
Hydro-oceanography vessel
Various auxiliary vessels, including fuel and landing ship tank
Anti-submarine warfare helicopter
Air force
Anti-aircraft missiles
EC-725 Cougar helicopter
24 units of F-16 (to be retrofitted)
Four units of C-130H heavy transport aircraft, a gift from Australia (to be retrofitted)
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The Republic of Ireland's second city, Cork is every bit as cosmopolitan and enthralling as the capital Dublin is for visitors. Through the centuries, Cork has grown from a small, unassuming merchant town with a significant religious history to a city that offers much of what similar places of its size offer throughout Europe. In Cork, you might like to go for a bit of retail therapy on St Patrick's Street, or stroll along the banks of the River Lee, which splits the city in two. Or perhaps you would prefer to head out into the Munster countryside. The weather in Cork is better during the summer, when it can be as pleasant as anywhere on the Mediterranean, if you're lucky!
Ideal car
Being a city with narrow and tightly-packed streets, it's best to get around Cork in a smaller car. On the steep inner-city streets, they're usually powerful enough.
Driving in Cork
Road Driving Side: L
Urban Speed Limit: 31mph
Rural Speed Limit: 50mph
Motorway Speed Limit: 75mph
Driving in Cork
Road Driving Side
Urban Speed Limit
Rural Speed Limit
Motorway Speed Limit
Important things to note
Although the main roads leading to the centre of Cork are in great condition, the narrow streets in the city centre are sometimes steep and narrow. Drive on them with caution.
The Cork Tourist Office is on Grand Parade in the centre of the city. It's open from 9.15am-5pm from Money to Saturday, but closes between 1pm-2pm each day.
Cork is one of the safest cities in Ireland, but be sure to stay safe at night, especially when there are large crowds of revellers from bars and nightclubs around.
Ideal car: Hatchback
Being a city with narrow and tightly-packed streets, it's best to get around Cork in a smaller car. On the steep inner-city streets, they're usually powerful enough.
Highlights & Hotspots
St Finbar's Cathedral, just a short walk away from Elizabeth Fort, was built in the 19th Century. It's arguably the finest landmark in Cork, revealing a lot about the Saint, his good deeds and his impact on the area.
Elizabeth Fort is another place worth visiting. Although hard to find straight away, once you get there, you can get great views of the Cork skyline. On Sundays, a market festival is held there where you can buy food and craft goods made in Ireland.
The Cork Film Festival, which takes place at the beginning of November every year, is a great event where films made in Ireland and all over the world are premiered and screened. It's over 50 years old, and is one of the city's cultural highlights.
Pairc Ui Chaoimh, a 50,000-capacity stadium in Ballintemple is home of the Cork GAA team. Here, you can catch a game of either Gaelic Football or Hurling, both of which are physical yet thrill-a-minute sports which enjoy huge popularity here.
Airport Information
Cork Airport is the second largest in the Republic of Ireland, boasting a terminal that has 18 aircraft stands and two main runways. It's open for 24 hours a day every day of year barring Christmas Day and has over 60 routes in and out of the airport.
By road, there is a link between the airport and the M8 Motorway. Otherwise, you can go to or from Cork Airport from the south end of the N27 from the north, west or east of Cork. The airport is just less than six miles away from the city centre.
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Defense complex
Key notes:
Stimulates weakened immune defenses, is recommended for the treatment of acute and chronic bacterial infections as well as for the treatment of secondary infections associated to the flu.
Alder = vegetal antibiotic (according to Dr. Henry)
Stimulates and reinforces the body's natural defenses
Quickly relieves respiratory infections (tracheitis, bronchitis, allergies)
Recommendations for use:
Take the drops before meals, pure or diluted in water. For optimum results, put them directly on the tongue and wait for a few seconds before swallowing.
Adults and children > 12 years: curative: 5 drops, 3 times daily until the disappearance of the symptoms. Acute dosage: 10 drops, 3 times daily, for 3 to 4 days.
Adults and children > 12 years: preventative: 10 drops once daily.
Gemmotherapy is a branch of phytotherapy that uses buds and young shoots of trees and shrubs. Gathered in the spring at a key stage of their natural growth cycle, buds and young shoots are freshly handpicked and put in maceration in a solution of water, alcohol and glycerin to extract all their active principles.
HerbalGem's complexes are a combination of carefully selected single bud and young shoot extracts, acting in synergy to target a specific health problem.
Ingredients | Each drop contains:
Alnus glutinosa* (European alder) (Buds) (1:20)………………. 0.025 ml
Populus nigra* (Black poplar) (Buds) (1:20)…………………….. 0.025 ml
Non-medicinal ingredients: alcohol, water, glycerin.
*Organic certification by Certisys-BE1
Adults and children > 12 years 5-15 drops daily, between meals, pure or diluted in water, or as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen.
- Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding unless directed by a health care practitioner.
- Do not use if safety seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of small children.
For more information please consult your health care practitioner.


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It wasn't long ago that Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall was viewed as a shoe-in to start the regular season on the outside looking in. General manager Kevin Colbert talked openly about Mendenhall landing on the reserve/PUP list for the first six weeks of the season following anterior cruciate ligament surgery just eight months ago.
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Then came a series of surprising events: First, Mendenhall was activated in mid-August, just days after Colbert predicted his imminent shelving. Then on Monday -- ditching his red, don't-touch-me jersey -- Mendenhall took regular snaps with the starters at practice, drawing high praise from teammates.
"He looked incredible," Brett Keisel told Jim Wexell of Scout.com.
"I thought he looked great," said Lawrence Timmons. "He was running well, finishing runs. I'm excited for him."
Coach Mike Tomlin is even toying with the idea of starting Mendenhall over Isaac Redman and Jonathan Dwyer in Sunday night's season opener against the Denver Broncos, according to the site.
Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette told WTZN-FM that he doesn't expect Mendenhall to play and called his return to practice nothing more than Tomlin pulling levers to get the Broncos "thinking a little bit."
We'd be surprised if Mendenhall saw the field, but we've been surprised by his progress all summer, so we won't count him out. Neither, of course, will Denver.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.